Month: December 2004

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems said it has been awarded a $20 million frame contract from the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications equipment and support services. According to the company,...

Multi-platform music network Music Choice today announced the launch of its signals on Panamsat‘s Galaxy-5 satellite. The Panamsat bird will carry the signal for the next 15 years. Financial terms...

New Skies Satellites B.V. today said G2 Satellite Solutions, a subsidiary of Panamsat focused on government solutions, has selected New Skies’ NSS-7 satellite to launch a new, fully-managed Internet Protocol...

SkyTerra Communications Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of The DirecTV Group Inc. in exchange for $50...

In a letter addressed “To All Who Are Interested in WildBlue,” WildBlue Communication CEO Tom Moore said his company is currently undergoing initial testing of its broadband satellite Internet service...

In Europe, DTH platforms continue to perform strongly in the battle against cable television. It is also a pivotal time for many as they look to broaden their service offerings....

The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market may be best remembered more for its spectacular failures than any successes, but memories of those failures have not prevented the MSS market from...

The failure of the Intelsat Americas-7 satellite has a few companies stepping up to help reconnect customers of Starband Communications Inc. left stranded without Internet service. Once such company is...

According to a Dec. 2 post on the European Space Agency Web site, a satellite designed and built by about 100 students in less than one year is nearing completion...

Last month, Congress passed HR 5245 which extended the U.S. government indemnification for certain losses over and above “maximum probable loss” up to the limit of $1.5 billion (in 1988...